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Baby it's cold outside....
But not on Snark ! She is well insulated and heated making her a cosy and welcoming venue for your winter dinner or Sunday lunch out. But...
Jan 15, 20241 min read
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A Snark isn't just for Christmas..
The first half of our winter dining season has gone really well. We have met our targets and hosted some great events; lots of evening...
Dec 31, 20231 min read
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Crime and punishment
The jury is not out, it is not a conspiracy by some secret cabal of billionaires, it is not a natural fluctuation or a temporary wobble...
Dec 27, 20234 min read
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Happy Christmas
This year we thought we would share a little wonder. This is Hiromi playing her composition 'whiteout' Click the button, close your eye...
Dec 17, 20231 min read
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Christmas on the Snark
'Christmas is coming , the goose is getting fat.' and all that. We have some wonderful Christmas events coming up on the Snark. They are...
Dec 7, 20231 min read
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The Good, ........
After our wobble last week we have been much heartened to receive a bundle of very positive and supportive reviews, both in response to...
Dec 4, 20232 min read
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The Bad, The Good and The Ugly
All hospitality businesses dread getting those 1 star reviews on Google, Facebook, Trip Adviser etc. and we are no exception. We hanker...
Nov 29, 20233 min read
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A Voyage Around the English Channel.
Bookings are now open for our 2024 summer sailings. Contact us for reservations. We have finally managed to find time to finalise our...
Nov 4, 20233 min read
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November Pop-ups
We have arranged two fantastic pop up events for November and these are now available for online booking. Italian Wine Tasting evening ...
Oct 24, 20231 min read
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'Winter Dining' bookings are open
The wait is over and our on line booking page is finally up and running. We will be open from 12, 13, 14, October for preview bookings (...
Sep 25, 20231 min read
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It's getting better all the ti-y-ime...
Now is the time to book your last minute summer break, right here in the UK. We have some places on the seven day Three Rivers Voyage...
Aug 4, 20231 min read
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We're off to the Isles of Scilly !
Some last minute changes to arrangements mean we will be starting and finishing our last voyage in Fowey, in Cornwall. Three days...
Jul 30, 20231 min read
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Big changes and new adventures
We have been making plans over the winter for some big changes in how and where we operate and the activities and adventures we offer to...
Jul 3, 20233 min read
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Why 'Snark'
Why is our ship called Snark? Not a reference to the snarky American form of sarcasm but to an imaginary beast. Louise Carrol, of Alice...
Apr 11, 20232 min read
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The Rhythms of Snark
Life aboard our sailing barge Snark follows the rhythms of the world. The changing seasons dictate the length of the day and bring fine...
Apr 10, 20232 min read
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Coast and rivers and Tall Ships
Snark is a sea going spritsail barge capable of sailing around the shores of Britain and Europe but uniquely can also cruising deep into...
Mar 28, 20231 min read
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Messing about in boats
‘There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. In or out of 'em, it doesn't...
Mar 22, 20231 min read
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Classic boats and shanties
After a couple of days mooching around the Scilly Isles our fourth voyage will take us back to Falmouth for the Classics regatta and...
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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in the wake of 'the lucky barge'
Our third holiday trip this summer will take us from Dartmouth to Torbay to see the famous air show from the sea and then along the south...
Mar 13, 20231 min read
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Sailing past the Needles
The last Thames barge to bring a commercial cargo into the Dart was the S.B. Will Everard who reportedly brought a load of Norfolk reed...
Mar 8, 20231 min read
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New plans for 2023
Following our successful circumnavigation of Britain in 2022 we had planned to go further afield in 2023 with a voyage to Copenhagen and...
Feb 26, 20233 min read
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The greening of Snark?
Well it is true that over the winter months everything seems to go green, from the bottom to the ropes but that's not really what this...
Jan 15, 20232 min read
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